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SUBMITTER: Sutedja B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4557057 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sutedja Barlian B Muliani Yenny Y
Asian journal of endoscopic surgery 20150801 3
Bochdalek hernia (BH) is a congenital defect of the diaphragm that usually presents in the neonatal period with life threatening cardiorespiratory distress. It is rare for BH to remain silent until adulthood. A 51-year-old woman presented with progressive dyspnea and abdominal symptoms, but without a history of trauma. The diagnosis of BH was made based on chest X-ray and CT. The hernia was repaired by the laparoscopic technique, and the patient made an uneventful recovery. This report validates ...[more]